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A report that clarifies the mission of the Multicultural Center, to build on its strengths and reflect an expanded role for diversity education activities, is now available online for students, faculty, staff and other members of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community to read.

William H. Schlesinger serves as president of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, an internationally recognized organization dedicated to solving complex global environmental problems through ecological research and working to bridge the gap between science and policy. He visits campus Sept. 16 for the first Voices of Discovery lecture scheduled for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Tammy Cobb, assistant director for community partnerships at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, is one of 24 local volunteers serving as leaders of the 2009 United Way campaign in Alamance County.

BizEd, a magazine for the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, published a short review of professor emeritus David Noer's new book, Healing the Wounds: Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Corporations, in its September/October edition.

Students, staff and alumni gathered in front of Fonville Fountain at noon on Friday to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001, in a brief reflection ceremony that featured poetry and a moment of silence.

Professor emeritus David Noer in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has been cited twice in recent weeks in influential business publications.

Vowing to uphold their alma mater’s deepest values, freshmen gathered in Alumni Gym on Thursday morning to pledge their commitment to honesty, integrity, responsibility and respect — the foundation of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s honor code — at the fourth annual Call to Honor ceremony.

Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and senior lecturer of entrepreneurship in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, was a featured webcast speaker Aug. 21 at the University of Sacred Heart Entrepreneurship Workshop in San Jose, Puerto Rico.

Randy Gyllenhaal, a senior broadcast major, spoke live Sept. 8 with FOX News co-anchor Trace Gallagher about the reaction college students are having to the reemergence of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as the "swine flu," as the fall semester begins.